Bonobodotorg

This pose should be called “bonoboasana”. It reminds me of a variation on skandasana. Another striking example of the natural world and the yoga mat converging. My guess is that she doesn’t find herself holding her breath or hating on her knees while stretching here. There’s no question of acceptance of the physical body she is in. My next skandasana, I will do my best to channel my inner bonobo! And I’d like to make monkeys out of everyone a week from today when I teach again at Namaste Highland Park @namastestudios.la. #yogaforall#yogaforeverybody#yogaeverydamnday#Repost@natgeo with @get_repost
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Photo by @FransLanting When Lana, a female bonobo, stretched herself I was able to capture some of the unique features that distinguish bonobos from chimps. Bonobos have longer legs and a more slender body and female bonobos have more prominent breasts than chimp females. It adds up to an appearance that is eerily human like. Bonobos and chimps are closer to us than they are to other great apes like gorillas or orangutans. We share up to 98% of our genes with them and some scholars, including Jared Diamond in his book “The Third Chimpanzee”, have suggested that we consider changing their scientific names to reflect that close kinship. No longer Pan paniscus for bonobo and Pan troglodytes for chimpanzee, but Homo paniscus and Homo troglodytes alongside us as Homo sapiens. Imagine what that would do to get them recognized as the sentient beings they are. I photographed Lana and other bonobos in a captive setting to be able to document details in their appearance and behavior that are difficult to capture in the dark equatorial forests in the Congo Basin where they belong. Follow me @FransLanting and @ChristineEckstrom for more amazing images of bonobos and their connections with us. @natgeotravel@natgeocreative@thephotosociety#BonoboConservationInitiative#Bonobodotorg#Bonobos#Chimps#Apes#Compassion#Empathy#Naturelovers#Wisdom

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Photo by @FransLanting When Lana, a female bonobo, stretched herself I was able to capture some of the unique features that distinguish bonobos from chimps. Bonobos have longer legs and a more slender body and female bonobos have more prominent breasts than chimp females. It adds up to an appearance that is eerily human like. Bonobos and chimps are closer to us than they are to other great apes like gorillas or orangutans. We share up to 98% of our genes with them and some scholars, including Jared Diamond in his book “The Third Chimpanzee”, have suggested that we consider changing their scientific names to reflect that close kinship. No longer Pan paniscus for bonobo and Pan troglodytes for chimpanzee, but Homo paniscus and Homo troglodytes alongside us as Homo sapiens. Imagine what that would do to get them recognized as the sentient beings they are. I photographed Lana and other bonobos in a captive setting to be able to document details in their appearance and behavior that are difficult to capture in the dark equatorial forests in the Congo Basin where they belong. Follow me @FransLanting and @ChristineEckstrom for more amazing images of bonobos and their connections with us. @natgeotravel@natgeocreative@thephotosociety#BonoboConservationInitiative#Bonobodotorg#Bonobos#Chimps#Apes#Compassion#Empathy#Naturelovers#Wisdom

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#stretching
Regrann from @natgeo - Photo by @FransLanting When Lana, a female bonobo, stretched herself I was able to capture some of the unique features that distinguish bonobos from chimps. Bonobos have longer legs and a more slender body and female bonobos have more prominent breasts than chimp females. It adds up to an appearance that is eerily human like. Bonobos and chimps are closer to us than they are to other great apes like gorillas or orangutans. We share up to 98% of our genes with them and some scholars, including Jared Diamond in his book “The Third Chimpanzee”, have suggested that we consider changing their scientific names to reflect that close kinship. No longer Pan paniscus for bonobo and Pan troglodytes for chimpanzee, but Homo paniscus and Homo troglodytes alongside us as Homo sapiens. Imagine what that would do to get them recognized as the sentient beings they are. I photographed Lana and other bonobos in a captive setting to be able to document details in their appearance and behavior that are difficult to capture in the dark equatorial forests in the Congo Basin where they belong. Follow me @FransLanting and @ChristineEckstrom for more amazing images of bonobos and their connections with us. @natgeotravel@natgeocreative@thephotosociety#BonoboConservationInitiative#Bonobodotorg#Bonobos#Chimps#Apes#Compassion#Empathy#Naturelovers#Wisdom - #regrann

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RepostBy @thephotosociety: "Photo by @FransLanting // You are looking at a female bonobo. In the wake of International Women’s Day it is worth contemplating the different solutions to gender issues bonobos have evolved. Bonobos are our closest cousins on the tree of life along with chimpanzees, but among bonobos the status of females is much higher than it is among chimps—or in most human societies. The social rank of a male bonobo is derived from the status of his mother. The bond between mother and son is strong and lasts a lifetime. Among bonobos social conflicts are often resolved through sexual encounters instead of by aggression. There is a lot we do not understand yet about them, because they only occur in a remote part of the Congo Basin where they are difficult to study. But we do know enough to appreciate them as kindred beings for whom female cooperation rather than male competition is a way of life that has served them well. Not a bad model to consider as we are rethinking gender roles in our communities and how we cope with excess aggression. Learn more in “Bonobo, The Forgotten Ape,” a book I produced with primatologist and fellow Dutchman Frans de Waal. And follow me @FransLanting and @ChristineEckstrom for more stories from the world of nature. #Bonobos#Chimps#Apes#BonoboConservationInitiative#Bonobodotorg#Compassion#Empathy#Naturelovers#Wisdom" (via #InstaRepost@AppsKottage)

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#Repost@natgeo with @get_repost
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Hey, man. Sometimes you just have to stretch! . . . .
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Photo by @FransLanting When Lana, a female bonobo, stretched herself I was able to capture some of the unique features that distinguish bonobos from chimps. Bonobos have longer legs and a more slender body and female bonobos have more prominent breasts than chimp females. It adds up to an appearance that is eerily human like. Bonobos and chimps are closer to us than they are to other great apes like gorillas or orangutans. We share up to 98% of our genes with them and some scholars, including Jared Diamond in his book “The Third Chimpanzee”, have suggested that we consider changing their scientific names to reflect that close kinship. No longer Pan paniscus for bonobo and Pan troglodytes for chimpanzee, but Homo paniscus and Homo troglodytes alongside us as Homo sapiens. Imagine what that would do to get them recognized as the sentient beings they are. I photographed Lana and other bonobos in a captive setting to be able to document details in their appearance and behavior that are difficult to capture in the dark equatorial forests in the Congo Basin where they belong. Follow me @FransLanting and @ChristineEckstrom for more amazing images of bonobos and their connections with us. @natgeotravel@natgeocreative@thephotosociety#BonoboConservationInitiative#Bonobodotorg#Bonobos#Chimps#Apes#Compassion#Empathy#Naturelovers#Wisdom

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Herkes sabah yogasını yaptı mı acaba? 😃 🧘🏻‍♀️
Son dönemde çekilen fotoğraflarda türünün adı bonobo olan bu büyük maymunlarla olan benzerliğimiz oldukça dikkat çekiyor. ☺️ Bu fotoğrafı görünce de paylaşmak istedim. 🙈
#Repost@natgeo with @get_repost
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Photo by @FransLanting When Lana, a female bonobo, stretched herself I was able to capture some of the unique features that distinguish bonobos from chimps. Bonobos have longer legs and a more slender body and female bonobos have more prominent breasts than chimp females. It adds up to an appearance that is eerily human like. Bonobos and chimps are closer to us than they are to other great apes like gorillas or orangutans. We share up to 98% of our genes with them and some scholars, including Jared Diamond in his book “The Third Chimpanzee”, have suggested that we consider changing their scientific names to reflect that close kinship. No longer Pan paniscus for bonobo and Pan troglodytes for chimpanzee, but Homo paniscus and Homo troglodytes alongside us as Homo sapiens. Imagine what that would do to get them recognized as the sentient beings they are. I photographed Lana and other bonobos in a captive setting to be able to document details in their appearance and behavior that are difficult to capture in the dark equatorial forests in the Congo Basin where they belong. Follow me @FransLanting and @ChristineEckstrom for more amazing images of bonobos and their connections with us. @natgeotravel@natgeocreative@thephotosociety#BonoboConservationInitiative#Bonobodotorg#Bonobos#Chimps#Apes#Compassion#Empathy#Naturelovers#Wisdom#streching#yoga

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#Repost@natgeo with @get_repost
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Photo by @FransLanting When Lana, a female bonobo, stretched herself I was able to capture some of the unique features that distinguish bonobos from chimps. Bonobos have longer legs and a more slender body and female bonobos have more prominent breasts than chimp females. It adds up to an appearance that is eerily human like. Bonobos and chimps are closer to us than they are to other great apes like gorillas or orangutans. We share up to 98% of our genes with them and some scholars, including Jared Diamond in his book “The Third Chimpanzee”, have suggested that we consider changing their scientific names to reflect that close kinship. No longer Pan paniscus for bonobo and Pan troglodytes for chimpanzee, but Homo paniscus and Homo troglodytes alongside us as Homo sapiens. Imagine what that would do to get them recognized as the sentient beings they are. I photographed Lana and other bonobos in a captive setting to be able to document details in their appearance and behavior that are difficult to capture in the dark equatorial forests in the Congo Basin where they belong. Follow me @FransLanting and @ChristineEckstrom for more amazing images of bonobos and their connections with us. @natgeotravel@natgeocreative@thephotosociety#BonoboConservationInitiative#Bonobodotorg#Bonobos#Chimps#Apes#Compassion#Empathy#Naturelovers#Wisdom

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regram @natgeo
Photo by @FransLanting When Lana, a female bonobo, stretched herself I was able to capture some of the unique features that distinguish bonobos from chimps. Bonobos have longer legs and a more slender body and female bonobos have more prominent breasts than chimp females. It adds up to an appearance that is eerily human like. Bonobos and chimps are closer to us than they are to other great apes like gorillas or orangutans. We share up to 98% of our genes with them and some scholars, including Jared Diamond in his book “The Third Chimpanzee”, have suggested that we consider changing their scientific names to reflect that close kinship. No longer Pan paniscus for bonobo and Pan troglodytes for chimpanzee, but Homo paniscus and Homo troglodytes alongside us as Homo sapiens. Imagine what that would do to get them recognized as the sentient beings they are. I photographed Lana and other bonobos in a captive setting to be able to document details in their appearance and behavior that are difficult to capture in the dark equatorial forests in the Congo Basin where they belong. Follow me @FransLanting and @ChristineEckstrom for more amazing images of bonobos and their connections with us. @natgeotravel@natgeocreative@thephotosociety#BonoboConservationInitiative#Bonobodotorg#Bonobos#Chimps#Apes#Compassion#Empathy#Naturelovers#Wisdom

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Photo by @FransLanting When Lana, a female bonobo, stretched herself I was able to capture some of the unique features that distinguish bonobos from chimps. Bonobos have longer legs and a more slender body and female bonobos have more prominent breasts than chimp females. It adds up to an appearance that is eerily human like. Bonobos and chimps are closer to us than they are to other great apes like gorillas or orangutans. We share up to 98% of our genes with them and some scholars, including Jared Diamond in his book “The Third Chimpanzee”, have suggested that we consider changing their scientific names to reflect that close kinship. No longer Pan paniscus for bonobo and Pan troglodytes for chimpanzee, but Homo paniscus and Homo troglodytes alongside us as Homo sapiens. Imagine what that would do to get them recognized as the sentient beings they are. I photographed Lana and other bonobos in a captive setting to be able to document details in their appearance and behavior that are difficult to capture in the dark equatorial forests in the Congo Basin where they belong. Follow me @FransLanting and @ChristineEckstrom for more amazing images of bonobos and their connections with us. @natgeotravel @natgeocreative@thephotosociety#BonoboConservationInitiative#Bonobodotorg#Bonobos#Chimps#Apes#Compassion#Empathy#Naturelovers#Wisdom#rp @natgeo

We are one🌟
#loveyou@natgeo
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Photo by @FransLanting When Lana, a female bonobo, stretched herself I was able to capture some of the unique features that distinguish bonobos from chimps. Bonobos have longer legs and a more slender body and female bonobos have more prominent breasts than chimp females. It adds up to an appearance that is eerily human like. Bonobos and chimps are closer to us than they are to other great apes like gorillas or orangutans. We share up to 98% of our genes with them and some scholars, including Jared Diamond in his book “The Third Chimpanzee”, have suggested that we consider changing their scientific names to reflect that close kinship. No longer Pan paniscus for bonobo and Pan troglodytes for chimpanzee, but Homo paniscus and Homo troglodytes alongside us as Homo sapiens. Imagine what that would do to get them recognized as the sentient beings they are. I photographed Lana and other bonobos in a captive setting to be able to document details in their appearance and behavior that are difficult to capture in the dark equatorial forests in the Congo Basin where they belong. Follow me @FransLanting and @ChristineEckstrom for more amazing images of bonobos and their connections with us. @natgeotravel@natgeocreative@thephotosociety#BonoboConservationInitiative#Bonobodotorg#Bonobos#Chimps#Apes#Compassion#Empathy#Naturelovers#Wisdom

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#Repost@natgeo (@get_repost)
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Photo by @FransLanting When Lana, a female bonobo, stretched herself I was able to capture some of the unique features that distinguish bonobos from chimps. Bonobos have longer legs and a more slender body and female bonobos have more prominent breasts than chimp females. It adds up to an appearance that is eerily human like. Bonobos and chimps are closer to us than they are to other great apes like gorillas or orangutans. We share up to 98% of our genes with them and some scholars, including Jared Diamond in his book “The Third Chimpanzee”, have suggested that we consider changing their scientific names to reflect that close kinship. No longer Pan paniscus for bonobo and Pan troglodytes for chimpanzee, but Homo paniscus and Homo troglodytes alongside us as Homo sapiens. Imagine what that would do to get them recognized as the sentient beings they are. I photographed Lana and other bonobos in a captive setting to be able to document details in their appearance and behavior that are difficult to capture in the dark equatorial forests in the Congo Basin where they belong. Follow me @FransLanting and @ChristineEckstrom for more stories about the connections between us and our relatives on the great tree of life. @natgeotravel@natgeocreative@thephotosociety#BonoboConservationInitiative#Bonobodotorg#Bonobos#Chimps#Apes#Compassion#Empathy#Naturelovers#Wisdom

#utthitahastapadangusthasana 😁 ❤️ #Repost@natgeo ・・・
Photo by @FransLanting When Lana, a female bonobo, stretched herself I was able to capture some of the unique features that distinguish bonobos from chimps. Bonobos have longer legs and a more slender body and female bonobos have more prominent breasts than chimp females. It adds up to an appearance that is eerily human like. Bonobos and chimps are closer to us than they are to other great apes like gorillas or orangutans. We share up to 98% of our genes with them and some scholars, including Jared Diamond in his book “The Third Chimpanzee”, have suggested that we consider changing their scientific names to reflect that close kinship. No longer Pan paniscus for bonobo and Pan troglodytes for chimpanzee, but Homo paniscus and Homo troglodytes alongside us as Homo sapiens. Imagine what that would do to get them recognized as the sentient beings they are. I photographed Lana and other bonobos in a captive setting to be able to document details in their appearance and behavior that are difficult to capture in the dark equatorial forests in the Congo Basin where they belong. Follow me @FransLanting and @ChristineEckstrom for more amazing images of bonobos and their connections with us. @natgeotravel@natgeocreative@thephotosociety#BonoboConservationInitiative#Bonobodotorg#Bonobos#Chimps#Apes#Compassion#Empathy#Naturelovers#Wisdom

#Repost@natgeo with @get_repost
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Photo by @FransLanting When Lana, a female bonobo, stretched herself I was able to capture some of the unique features that distinguish bonobos from chimps. Bonobos have longer legs and a more slender body and female bonobos have more prominent breasts than chimp females. It adds up to an appearance that is eerily human like. Bonobos and chimps are closer to us than they are to other great apes like gorillas or orangutans. We share up to 98% of our genes with them and some scholars, including Jared Diamond in his book “The Third Chimpanzee”, have suggested that we consider changing their scientific names to reflect that close kinship. No longer Pan paniscus for bonobo and Pan troglodytes for chimpanzee, but Homo paniscus and Homo troglodytes alongside us as Homo sapiens. Imagine what that would do to get them recognized as the sentient beings they are. I photographed Lana and other bonobos in a captive setting to be able to document details in their appearance and behavior that are difficult to capture in the dark equatorial forests in the Congo Basin where they belong. Follow me @FransLanting and @ChristineEckstrom for more amazing images of bonobos and their connections with us. @natgeotravel@natgeocreative@thephotosociety#BonoboConservationInitiative#Bonobodotorg#Bonobos#Chimps#Apes#Compassion#Empathy#Naturelovers#Wisdom

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Photo by @FransLanting When Lana, a female bonobo, stretched herself I was able to capture some of the unique features that distinguish bonobos from chimps. Bonobos have longer legs and a more slender body and female bonobos have more prominent breasts than chimp females. It adds up to an appearance that is eerily human like. Bonobos and chimps are closer to us than they are to other great apes like gorillas or orangutans. We share up to 98% of our genes with them and some scholars, including Jared Diamond in his book “The Third Chimpanzee”, have suggested that we consider changing their scientific names to reflect that close kinship. No longer Pan paniscus for bonobo and Pan troglodytes for chimpanzee, but Homo paniscus and Homo troglodytes alongside us as Homo sapiens. Imagine what that would do to get them recognized as the sentient beings they are. I photographed Lana and other bonobos in a captive setting to be able to document details in their appearance and behavior that are difficult to capture in the dark equatorial forests in the Congo Basin where they belong. Follow me @FransLanting and @ChristineEckstrom for more amazing images of bonobos and their connections with us. @natgeotravel@natgeocreative@thephotosociety#BonoboConservationInitiative#Bonobodotorg#Bonobos#Chimps#Apes#Compassion#Empathy#Naturelovers#Wisdom

Repost from @natgeo using @RepostRegramApp - Photo by @FransLanting When Lana, a female bonobo, stretched herself I was able to capture some of the unique features that distinguish bonobos from chimps. Bonobos have longer legs and a more slender body and female bonobos have more prominent breasts than chimp females. It adds up to an appearance that is eerily human like. Bonobos and chimps are closer to us than they are to other great apes like gorillas or orangutans. We share up to 98% of our genes with them and some scholars, including Jared Diamond in his book “The Third Chimpanzee”, have suggested that we consider changing their scientific names to reflect that close kinship. No longer Pan paniscus for bonobo and Pan troglodytes for chimpanzee, but Homo paniscus and Homo troglodytes alongside us as Homo sapiens. Imagine what that would do to get them recognized as the sentient beings they are. I photographed Lana and other bonobos in a captive setting to be able to document details in their appearance and behavior that are difficult to capture in the dark equatorial forests in the Congo Basin where they belong. Follow me @FransLanting and @ChristineEckstrom for more amazing images of bonobos and their connections with us. @natgeotravel@natgeocreative@thephotosociety#BonoboConservationInitiative#Bonobodotorg#Bonobos#Chimps#Apes#Compassion#Empathy#Naturelovers#Wisdom

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Love this! from @natgeo - Photo by @FransLanting When Lana, a female bonobo, stretched herself I was able to capture some of the unique features that distinguish bonobos from chimps. Bonobos have longer legs and a more slender body and female bonobos have more prominent breasts than chimp females. It adds up to an appearance that is eerily human like. Bonobos and chimps are closer to us than they are to other great apes like gorillas or orangutans. We share up to 98% of our genes with them and some scholars, including Jared Diamond in his book “The Third Chimpanzee”, have suggested that we consider changing their scientific names to reflect that close kinship. No longer Pan paniscus for bonobo and Pan troglodytes for chimpanzee, but Homo paniscus and Homo troglodytes alongside us as Homo sapiens. Imagine what that would do to get them recognized as the sentient beings they are. I photographed Lana and other bonobos in a captive setting to be able to document details in their appearance and behavior that are difficult to capture in the dark equatorial forests in the Congo Basin where they belong. Follow me @FransLanting and @ChristineEckstrom for more amazing images of bonobos and their connections with us. @natgeotravel@natgeocreative@thephotosociety#BonoboConservationInitiative#Bonobodotorg#Bonobos#Chimps#Apes#Compassion#Empathy#Naturelovers#Wisdom#regrann

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Some serious #ekapadapadangusthasana variation
#eka #pada#padangusthasana#padangustasana#yoga#asana#monkeylife#Repost@natgeo (@get_repost)
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Photo by @FransLanting When Lana, a female bonobo, stretched herself I was able to capture some of the unique features that distinguish bonobos from chimps. Bonobos have longer legs and a more slender body and female bonobos have more prominent breasts than chimp females. It adds up to an appearance that is eerily human like. Bonobos and chimps are closer to us than they are to other great apes like gorillas or orangutans. We share up to 98% of our genes with them and some scholars, including Jared Diamond in his book “The Third Chimpanzee”, have suggested that we consider changing their scientific names to reflect that close kinship. No longer Pan paniscus for bonobo and Pan troglodytes for chimpanzee, but Homo paniscus and Homo troglodytes alongside us as Homo sapiens. Imagine what that would do to get them recognized as the sentient beings they are. I photographed Lana and other bonobos in a captive setting to be able to document details in their appearance and behavior that are difficult to capture in the dark equatorial forests in the Congo Basin where they belong. Follow me @FransLanting and @ChristineEckstrom for more amazing images of bonobos and their connections with us. @natgeotravel@natgeocreative@thephotosociety#BonoboConservationInitiative#Bonobodotorg#Bonobos#Chimps#Apes#Compassion#Empathy#Naturelovers#Wisdom

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#Repost@natgeo with @get_repost
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Photo by @FransLanting When Lana, a female bonobo, stretched herself I was able to capture some of the unique features that distinguish bonobos from chimps. Bonobos have longer legs and a more slender body and female bonobos have more prominent breasts than chimp females. It adds up to an appearance that is eerily human like. Bonobos and chimps are closer to us than they are to other great apes like gorillas or orangutans. We share up to 98% of our genes with them and some scholars, including Jared Diamond in his book “The Third Chimpanzee”, have suggested that we consider changing their scientific names to reflect that close kinship. No longer Pan paniscus for bonobo and Pan troglodytes for chimpanzee, but Homo paniscus and Homo troglodytes alongside us as Homo sapiens. Imagine what that would do to get them recognized as the sentient beings they are. I photographed Lana and other bonobos in a captive setting to be able to document details in their appearance and behavior that are difficult to capture in the dark equatorial forests in the Congo Basin where they belong. Follow me @FransLanting and @ChristineEckstrom for more amazing images of bonobos and their connections with us. @natgeotravel@natgeocreative@thephotosociety#BonoboConservationInitiative#Bonobodotorg#Bonobos#Chimps#Apes#Compassion#Empathy#Naturelovers#Wisdom

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Photo by @FransLanting When Lana, a female bonobo, stretched herself I was able to capture some of the unique features that distinguish bonobos from chimps. Bonobos have longer legs and a more slender body and female bonobos have more prominent breasts than chimp females. It adds up to an appearance that is eerily human like. Bonobos and chimps are closer to us than they are to other great apes like gorillas or orangutans. We share up to 98% of our genes with them and some scholars, including Jared Diamond in his book “The Third Chimpanzee”, have suggested that we consider changing their scientific names to reflect that close kinship. No longer Pan paniscus for bonobo and Pan troglodytes for chimpanzee, but Homo paniscus and Homo troglodytes alongside us as Homo sapiens. Imagine what that would do to get them recognized as the sentient beings they are. I photographed Lana and other bonobos in a captive setting to be able to document details in their appearance and behavior that are difficult to capture in the dark equatorial forests in the Congo Basin where they belong. Follow me @FransLanting and @ChristineEckstrom for more amazing images of bonobos and their connections with us. @natgeotravel@natgeocreative@thephotosociety#BonoboConservationInitiative#Bonobodotorg#Bonobos#Chimps#Apes#Compassion#Empathy#Naturelovers#Wisdom

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#REPOST@natgeo
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Photo by @FransLanting When Lana, a female bonobo, stretched herself I was able to capture some of the unique features that distinguish bonobos from chimps. Bonobos have longer legs and a more slender body and female bonobos have more prominent breasts than chimp females. It adds up to an appearance that is eerily human like. Bonobos and chimps are closer to us than they are to other great apes like gorillas or orangutans. We share up to 98% of our genes with them and some scholars, including Jared Diamond in his book “The Third Chimpanzee”, have suggested that we consider changing their scientific names to reflect that close kinship. No longer Pan paniscus for bonobo and Pan troglodytes for chimpanzee, but Homo paniscus and Homo troglodytes alongside us as Homo sapiens. Imagine what that would do to get them recognized as the sentient beings they are. I photographed Lana and other bonobos in a captive setting to be able to document details in their appearance and behavior that are difficult to capture in the dark equatorial forests in the Congo Basin where they belong. Follow me @FransLanting and @ChristineEckstrom for more stories about the connections between us and our relatives on the great tree of life. @natgeotravel@natgeocreative@thephotosociety#BonoboConservationInitiative#Bonobodotorg#Bonobos#Chimps#Apes#Compassion#Empathy#Naturelovers#Wisdom

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This one goes out to my clients. I know you hear it from me all the time, but please remember to S-T-R-E-T-C-H like Lana here. (Also, please enjoy reading the copied caption from #natgeo below. This photo was taken by the enormously talented #franslanting , one of my favorite nature photographers.) #massagetherapist #massagetherapy #massage #stretching#remembertostretch#Repost@natgeo with @get_repost
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Photo by @FransLanting When Lana, a female bonobo, stretched herself I was able to capture some of the unique features that distinguish bonobos from chimps. Bonobos have longer legs and a more slender body and female bonobos have more prominent breasts than chimp females. It adds up to an appearance that is eerily human like. Bonobos and chimps are closer to us than they are to other great apes like gorillas or orangutans. We share up to 98% of our genes with them and some scholars, including Jared Diamond in his book “The Third Chimpanzee”, have suggested that we consider changing their scientific names to reflect that close kinship. No longer Pan paniscus for bonobo and Pan troglodytes for chimpanzee, but Homo paniscus and Homo troglodytes alongside us as Homo sapiens. Imagine what that would do to get them recognized as the sentient beings they are. I photographed Lana and other bonobos in a captive setting to be able to document details in their appearance and behavior that are difficult to capture in the dark equatorial forests in the Congo Basin where they belong. Follow me @FransLanting and @ChristineEckstrom for more stories about the connections between us and our relatives on the great tree of life. @natgeotravel@natgeocreative@thephotosociety#BonoboConservationInitiative#Bonobodotorg#Bonobos#Chimps#Apes#Compassion#Empathy#Naturelovers#Wisdom

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Stretch it out. It really works.
#Repost@natgeo with @get_repost
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Photo by @FransLanting When Lana, a female bonobo, stretched herself I was able to capture some of the unique features that distinguish bonobos from chimps. Bonobos have longer legs and a more slender body and female bonobos have more prominent breasts than chimp females. It adds up to an appearance that is eerily human like. Bonobos and chimps are closer to us than they are to other great apes like gorillas or orangutans. We share up to 98% of our genes with them and some scholars, including Jared Diamond in his book “The Third Chimpanzee”, have suggested that we consider changing their scientific names to reflect that close kinship. No longer Pan paniscus for bonobo and Pan troglodytes for chimpanzee, but Homo paniscus and Homo troglodytes alongside us as Homo sapiens. Imagine what that would do to get them recognized as the sentient beings they are. I photographed Lana and other bonobos in a captive setting to be able to document details in their appearance and behavior that are difficult to capture in the dark equatorial forests in the Congo Basin where they belong. Follow me @FransLanting and @ChristineEckstrom for more stories about the connections between us and our relatives on the great tree of life. @natgeotravel@natgeocreative@thephotosociety#BonoboConservationInitiative#Bonobodotorg#Bonobos#Chimps#Apes#Compassion#Empathy#Naturelovers#Wisdom

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Meet Lana! Sky’s newest teacher😂🤣
But for real! Teaching us we’re all connected and live under one BIG SKY!! 🌀🧘‍♀️🌀 #Repost@natgeo with @get_repost
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Photo by @FransLanting When Lana, a female bonobo, stretched herself I was able to capture some of the unique features that distinguish bonobos from chimps. Bonobos have longer legs and a more slender body and female bonobos have more prominent breasts than chimp females. It adds up to an appearance that is eerily human like. Bonobos and chimps are closer to us than they are to other great apes like gorillas or orangutans. We share up to 98% of our genes with them and some scholars, including Jared Diamond in his book “The Third Chimpanzee”, have suggested that we consider changing their scientific names to reflect that close kinship. No longer Pan paniscus for bonobo and Pan troglodytes for chimpanzee, but Homo paniscus and Homo troglodytes alongside us as Homo sapiens. Imagine what that would do to get them recognized as the sentient beings they are. I photographed Lana and other bonobos in a captive setting to be able to document details in their appearance and behavior that are difficult to capture in the dark equatorial forests in the Congo Basin where they belong. Follow me @FransLanting and @ChristineEckstrom for more stories about the connections between us and our relatives on the great tree of life. @natgeotravel@natgeocreative@thephotosociety#BonoboConservationInitiative#Bonobodotorg#Bonobos#Chimps#Apes#Compassion#Empathy#Naturelovers#Wisdom

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0 5 days ago

I’m just over here using this bonobo to help inspire me to do some yoga at home tonight. #Repost@natgeo with @get_repost
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Photo by @FransLanting When Lana, a female bonobo, stretched herself I was able to capture some of the unique features that distinguish bonobos from chimps. Bonobos have longer legs and a more slender body and female bonobos have more prominent breasts than chimp females. It adds up to an appearance that is eerily human like. Bonobos and chimps are closer to us than they are to other great apes like gorillas or orangutans. We share up to 98% of our genes with them and some scholars, including Jared Diamond in his book “The Third Chimpanzee”, have suggested that we consider changing their scientific names to reflect that close kinship. No longer Pan paniscus for bonobo and Pan troglodytes for chimpanzee, but Homo paniscus and Homo troglodytes alongside us as Homo sapiens. Imagine what that would do to get them recognized as the sentient beings they are. I photographed Lana and other bonobos in a captive setting to be able to document details in their appearance and behavior that are difficult to capture in the dark equatorial forests in the Congo Basin where they belong. Follow me @FransLanting and @ChristineEckstrom for more stories about the connections between us and our relatives on the great tree of life. @natgeotravel@natgeocreative@thephotosociety#BonoboConservationInitiative#Bonobodotorg#Bonobos#Chimps#Apes#Compassion#Empathy#Naturelovers#Wisdom

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#Repost@natgeo with @get_repost
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Photo by @FransLanting When Lana, a female bonobo, stretched herself I was able to capture some of the unique features that distinguish bonobos from chimps. Bonobos have longer legs and a more slender body and female bonobos have more prominent breasts than chimp females. It adds up to an appearance that is eerily human like. Bonobos and chimps are closer to us than they are to other great apes like gorillas or orangutans. We share up to 98% of our genes with them and some scholars, including Jared Diamond in his book “The Third Chimpanzee”, have suggested that we consider changing their scientific names to reflect that close kinship. No longer Pan paniscus for bonobo and Pan troglodytes for chimpanzee, but Homo paniscus and Homo troglodytes alongside us as Homo sapiens. Imagine what that would do to get them recognized as the sentient beings they are. I photographed Lana and other bonobos in a captive setting to be able to document details in their appearance and behavior that are difficult to capture in the dark equatorial forests in the Congo Basin where they belong. Follow me @FransLanting and @ChristineEckstrom for more stories about the connections between us and our relatives on the great tree of life. @natgeotravel@natgeocreative@thephotosociety#BonoboConservationInitiative#Bonobodotorg#Bonobos#Chimps#Apes#Compassion#Empathy#Naturelovers#Wisdom

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0 5 days ago

Esta #foto me tiene alucinada 😍🐒 qué belleza, qué maravilla!!! #Repost@natgeo with @get_repost
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Photo by @FransLanting When Lana, a female bonobo, stretched herself I was able to capture some of the unique features that distinguish bonobos from chimps. Bonobos have longer legs and a more slender body and female bonobos have more prominent breasts than chimp females. It adds up to an appearance that is eerily human like. Bonobos and chimps are closer to us than they are to other great apes like gorillas or orangutans. We share up to 98% of our genes with them and some scholars, including Jared Diamond in his book “The Third Chimpanzee”, have suggested that we consider changing their scientific names to reflect that close kinship. No longer Pan paniscus for bonobo and Pan troglodytes for chimpanzee, but Homo paniscus and Homo troglodytes alongside us as Homo sapiens. Imagine what that would do to get them recognized as the sentient beings they are. I photographed Lana and other bonobos in a captive setting to be able to document details in their appearance and behavior that are difficult to capture in the dark equatorial forests in the Congo Basin where they belong. Follow me @FransLanting and @ChristineEckstrom for more stories about the connections between us and our relatives on the great tree of life. @natgeotravel@natgeocreative@thephotosociety#BonoboConservationInitiative#Bonobodotorg#Bonobos#Chimps#Apes#Compassion#Empathy#Naturelovers#Wisdom

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0 5 days ago

Isn’t this amazing? A bonobo yogini. We are more alike than we are different, and just further proof that we are all connected. .
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#Repost@natgeo
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Photo by @FransLanting When Lana, a female bonobo, stretched herself I was able to capture some of the unique features that distinguish bonobos from chimps. Bonobos have longer legs and a more slender body and female bonobos have more prominent breasts than chimp females. It adds up to an appearance that is eerily human like. Bonobos and chimps are closer to us than they are to other great apes like gorillas or orangutans. We share up to 98% of our genes with them and some scholars, including Jared Diamond in his book “The Third Chimpanzee”, have suggested that we consider changing their scientific names to reflect that close kinship. No longer Pan paniscus for bonobo and Pan troglodytes for chimpanzee, but Homo paniscus and Homo troglodytes alongside us as Homo sapiens. Imagine what that would do to get them recognized as the sentient beings they are. I photographed Lana and other bonobos in a captive setting to be able to document details in their appearance and behavior that are difficult to capture in the dark equatorial forests in the Congo Basin where they belong. Follow me @FransLanting and @ChristineEckstrom for more stories about the connections between us and our relatives on the great tree of life. @natgeotravel@natgeocreative@thephotosociety#BonoboConservationInitiative#Bonobodotorg#Bonobos#Chimps#Apes#Compassion#Empathy#Naturelovers#Wisdom#yoga#bonoboyoga#weareone#weareallconnected

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3 5 days ago

The original yoga. #yoga#realyogi#organicyoga#bestever@natgeo
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Photo by @FransLanting When Lana, a female bonobo, stretched herself I was able to capture some of the unique features that distinguish bonobos from chimps. Bonobos have longer legs and a more slender body and female bonobos have more prominent breasts than chimp females. It adds up to an appearance that is eerily human like. Bonobos and chimps are closer to us than they are to other great apes like gorillas or orangutans. We share up to 98% of our genes with them and some scholars, including Jared Diamond in his book “The Third Chimpanzee”, have suggested that we consider changing their scientific names to reflect that close kinship. No longer Pan paniscus for bonobo and Pan troglodytes for chimpanzee, but Homo paniscus and Homo troglodytes alongside us as Homo sapiens. Imagine what that would do to get them recognized as the sentient beings they are. I photographed Lana and other bonobos in a captive setting to be able to document details in their appearance and behavior that are difficult to capture in the dark equatorial forests in the Congo Basin where they belong. Follow me @FransLanting and @ChristineEckstrom for more stories about the connections between us and our relatives on the great tree of life. @natgeotravel@natgeocreative@thephotosociety#BonoboConservationInitiative#Bonobodotorg#Bonobos#Chimps#Apes#Compassion#Empathy#Naturelovers#Wisdom

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Regrann from @natgeo - Photo by @FransLanting When Lana, a female bonobo, stretched herself I was able to capture some of the unique features that distinguish bonobos from chimps. Bonobos have longer legs and a more slender body and female bonobos have more prominent breasts than chimp females. It adds up to an appearance that is eerily human like. Bonobos and chimps are closer to us than they are to other great apes like gorillas or orangutans. We share up to 98% of our genes with them and some scholars, including Jared Diamond in his book “The Third Chimpanzee”, have suggested that we consider changing their scientific names to reflect that close kinship. No longer Pan paniscus for bonobo and Pan troglodytes for chimpanzee, but Homo paniscus and Homo troglodytes alongside us as Homo sapiens. Imagine what that would do to get them recognized as the sentient beings they are. I photographed Lana and other bonobos in a captive setting to be able to document details in their appearance and behavior that are difficult to capture in the dark equatorial forests in the Congo Basin where they belong. Follow me @FransLanting and @ChristineEckstrom for more amazing images of bonobos and their connections with us. @natgeotravel@natgeocreative@thephotosociety#BonoboConservationInitiative#Bonobodotorg#Bonobos#Chimps#Apes#Compassion#Empathy#Naturelovers#Wisdom

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1 5 days ago

#BAETv_News#Foreign_News
Photo by @FransLanting When Lana, a female bonobo, stretched herself I was able to capture some of the unique features that distinguish bonobos from chimps. Bonobos have longer legs and a more slender body and female bonobos have more prominent breasts than chimp females. It adds up to an appearance that is eerily human like. Bonobos and chimps are closer to us than they are to other great apes like gorillas or orangutans. We share up to 98% of our genes with them and some scholars, including Jared Diamond in his book “The Third Chimpanzee”, have suggested that we consider changing their scientific names to reflect that close kinship. No longer Pan paniscus for bonobo and Pan troglodytes for chimpanzee, but Homo paniscus and Homo troglodytes alongside us as Homo sapiens. Imagine what that would do to get them recognized as the sentient beings they are. I photographed Lana and other bonobos in a captive setting to be able to document details in their appearance and behavior that are difficult to capture in the dark equatorial forests in the Congo Basin where they belong. Follow me @FransLanting and @ChristineEckstrom for more amazing images of bonobos
#BonoboConservationInitiative#Bonobodotorg#Bonobos#Chimps#Apes#Compassion#Empathy#Naturelovers#Wisdom#bae

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#Repost@natgeo (@get_repost)
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Photo by @FransLanting When Lana, a female bonobo, stretched herself I was able to capture some of the unique features that distinguish bonobos from chimps. Bonobos have longer legs and a more slender body and female bonobos have more prominent breasts than chimp females. It adds up to an appearance that is eerily human like. Bonobos and chimps are closer to us than they are to other great apes like gorillas or orangutans. We share up to 98% of our genes with them and some scholars, including Jared Diamond in his book “The Third Chimpanzee”, have suggested that we consider changing their scientific names to reflect that close kinship. No longer Pan paniscus for bonobo and Pan troglodytes for chimpanzee, but Homo paniscus and Homo troglodytes alongside us as Homo sapiens. Imagine what that would do to get them recognized as the sentient beings they are. I photographed Lana and other bonobos in a captive setting to be able to document details in their appearance and behavior that are difficult to capture in the dark equatorial forests in the Congo Basin where they belong. Follow me @FransLanting and @ChristineEckstrom for more amazing images of bonobos and their connections with us. @natgeotravel@natgeocreative@thephotosociety#BonoboConservationInitiative#Bonobodotorg#Bonobos#Chimps#Apes#Compassion#Empathy#Naturelovers#Wisdom

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#Lieblingsbild#ofalltimes#Repost@natgeo with @get_repost
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Photo by @FransLanting When Lana, a female bonobo, stretched herself I was able to capture some of the unique features that distinguish bonobos from chimps. Bonobos have longer legs and a more slender body and female bonobos have more prominent breasts than chimp females. It adds up to an appearance that is eerily human like. Bonobos and chimps are closer to us than they are to other great apes like gorillas or orangutans. We share up to 98% of our genes with them and some scholars, including Jared Diamond in his book “The Third Chimpanzee”, have suggested that we consider changing their scientific names to reflect that close kinship. No longer Pan paniscus for bonobo and Pan troglodytes for chimpanzee, but Homo paniscus and Homo troglodytes alongside us as Homo sapiens. Imagine what that would do to get them recognized as the sentient beings they are. I photographed Lana and other bonobos in a captive setting to be able to document details in their appearance and behavior that are difficult to capture in the dark equatorial forests in the Congo Basin where they belong. Follow me @FransLanting and @ChristineEckstrom for more stories about the connections between us and our relatives on the great tree of life. @natgeotravel@natgeocreative@thephotosociety#BonoboConservationInitiative#Bonobodotorg#Bonobos#Chimps#Apes#Compassion#Empathy#Naturelovers#Wisdom

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#Repost@natgeo with @get_repost
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Photo by @FransLanting When Lana, a female bonobo, stretched herself I was able to capture some of the unique features that distinguish bonobos from chimps. Bonobos have longer legs and a more slender body and female bonobos have more prominent breasts than chimp females. It adds up to an appearance that is eerily human like. Bonobos and chimps are closer to us than they are to other great apes like gorillas or orangutans. We share up to 98% of our genes with them and some scholars, including Jared Diamond in his book “The Third Chimpanzee”, have suggested that we consider changing their scientific names to reflect that close kinship. No longer Pan paniscus for bonobo and Pan troglodytes for chimpanzee, but Homo paniscus and Homo troglodytes alongside us as Homo sapiens. Imagine what that would do to get them recognized as the sentient beings they are. I photographed Lana and other bonobos in a captive setting to be able to document details in their appearance and behavior that are difficult to capture in the dark equatorial forests in the Congo Basin where they belong. Follow me @FransLanting and @ChristineEckstrom for more stories about the connections between us and our relatives on the great tree of life. @natgeotravel@natgeocreative@thephotosociety#BonoboConservationInitiative#Bonobodotorg#Bonobos#Chimps#Apes#Compassion#Empathy#Naturelovers#Wisdom

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#Repost@natgeo: Photo by @FransLanting When Lana, a female bonobo, stretched herself I was able to capture some of the unique features that distinguish bonobos from chimps. Bonobos have longer legs and a more slender body and female bonobos have more prominent breasts than chimp females. It adds up to an appearance that is eerily human like. Bonobos and chimps are closer to us than they are to other great apes like gorillas or orangutans. We share up to 98% of our genes with them and some scholars, including Jared Diamond in his book “The Third Chimpanzee”, have suggested that we consider changing their scientific names to reflect that close kinship. No longer Pan paniscus for bonobo and Pan troglodytes for chimpanzee, but Homo paniscus and Homo troglodytes alongside us as Homo sapiens. Imagine what that would do to get them recognized as the sentient beings they are. I photographed Lana and other bonobos in a captive setting to be able to document details in their appearance and behavior that are difficult to capture in the dark equatorial forests in the Congo Basin where they belong. Follow me @FransLanting and @ChristineEckstrom for more amazing images of bonobos and their connections with us. @natgeotravel@natgeocreative@thephotosociety#BonoboConservationInitiative#Bonobodotorg#Bonobos#Chimps#Apes#Compassion#Empathy#Naturelovers#Wisdom

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0 5 days ago

Thanks for the tag @__baldylocks_ but I think you have way better tits😉💋 #Repost@natgeo
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Photo by @FransLanting When Lana, a female bonobo, stretched herself I was able to capture some of the unique features that distinguish bonobos from chimps. Bonobos have longer legs and a more slender body and female bonobos have more prominent breasts than chimp females. It adds up to an appearance that is eerily human like. Bonobos and chimps are closer to us than they are to other great apes like gorillas or orangutans. We share up to 98% of our genes with them and some scholars, including Jared Diamond in his book “The Third Chimpanzee”, have suggested that we consider changing their scientific names to reflect that close kinship. No longer Pan paniscus for bonobo and Pan troglodytes for chimpanzee, but Homo paniscus and Homo troglodytes alongside us as Homo sapiens. Imagine what that would do to get them recognized as the sentient beings they are. I photographed Lana and other bonobos in a captive setting to be able to document details in their appearance and behavior that are difficult to capture in the dark equatorial forests in the Congo Basin where they belong. Follow me @FransLanting and @ChristineEckstrom for more stories about the connections between us and our relatives on the great tree of life. @natgeotravel@natgeocreative@thephotosociety#BonoboConservationInitiative#Bonobodotorg#Bonobos#Chimps#Apes#Compassion#Empathy#Naturelovers#Wisdom